Mechanism of recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrograms

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Crawford, Thomas C ^a   Wimmer, Alan ^a   Dey, Sujoya ^a   Chalfoun, Nagib ^a   Wells, Darryl ^a   Sarrazin, Jean Francois ^a   Kuhne, Michael ^a   Frederick, Melissa ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Electrogram; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 40349089777     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9185-y     Document Type: Article

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